I was sent the link to participate in Daughters of the Vote by my female boss, who said that because I do a lot of work in politics, she thought I'd be really great at this. I thought about it, and said I thought this was a really great opportunity for me to meet other like-minded women to discuss barriers that we collectively experience in politics and to come up with strategies for how to overcome these barriers moving forward. When looking into Daughters of the Vote, not only was it a great experience to meet other young women, but they really focused on our passions as young women in society and what we would change, so I talked a lot about sexualized violence and how we need to address it differently; how, as leaders, we need to ensure that we're creating safe and inclusive work environments; and how we need to increase the representation of women at all levels of government. My main encouragement came from others around me who told me that I should sign up for this, but also from my own political aspirations and wanting to meet other like-minded individuals.
On June 7th, 2018. See this statement in context.